Drosophila melanogaster inhabiting northern regions of European Russia are infected with Wolbachia which adversely affects their life span by N. V. Roshina, A. V. Symonenko, A. V. Krementsova, Е. A. Tsybul’ko, V. E. Alatortsev, E. G. Pasyukova, D. V. Mukha

“…In this paper, we present data on the level of Wolbachia infection in two D. melanogaster populations from the northern regions of European Russia: Alexandrov (56.41° N, 38.72° E) and Valday (58.02° N, 33.24° E). The flies were collected in private apple gardens located in two small hamlets without supermarkets or fruit markets, from 2010 to 2015. …”
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SFMHANet: Surface Fitting Constrained Multidimensional Hybrid Attention Network for Aero-Optics Thermal Radiation Effect Correction by Yu Shi, ShanLin Niu, Lei Wang, Liang Ye, YaoZong Zhang, HanYu Hong

“…When an aircraft is flying at hypervelocity in the atmosphere, the airflow and the optical cowl rub against each other, and the airflow's kinetic energy in the boundary layer is transformed into thermal energy, which causes the cowl's surface temperature to rise nonuniformly and produces thermal radiation interference with the imaging system of the detector. …”
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Cost-Effective Autonomous Drone Navigation Using Reinforcement Learning: Simulation and Real-World Validation by Tomasz Czarnecki, Marek Stawowy, Adam Kadłubowski

“…The motivation behind this study is the growing interest in deploying AI in public spaces, particularly in autonomous vehicles such as flying drones, to address challenges in navigation and control. …”
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The challenges of independence: ontogeny of at-sea behaviour in a long-lived seabird by Delord, Karine, Weimerskirch, Henri, Barbraud, Christophe

“…Naïve juveniles during their first month at sea after leaving their colony exhibited lower foraging effort (greater proportion of time spent sitting on water, longer and more numerous bouts on water, shorter and fewer flying bouts). Patterns of activity parameters in juveniles after independence suggested a progressive change of foraging performances during the first two months after fledging. …”
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GENOME POLITICS: STRATEGY AND TACTICS by Jonas Rubikas

“…For better realization of information in some cases the genome changes the usual way of expression, that is, the genome uses some tactical approaches: at the DNA level - restructuring of the genome (mating type in yeasts, sex determination in some flies and worms, V(D)J recombination in immunoglobulin genes in human B lymphocytes); at the RNA level - gene splicing, alternative and self splicing, RNA editing; at the protein level - protein splicing. …”
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An Analysis of the Spatial Characteristics of Jin Ancestral Temple Based on Space Syntax by Chuanjin Hu, Yuanbo Qi, Chongen Wang

“…The sacrificial buildings, such as Uonuma Flying Beam and the Sacrificial Temple, exhibit high spatial depth and low integration, reflecting their secluded nature, which enhances the solemnity and focus of ritual activities. …”
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Spatial Patterns of Taxonomic, Functional, and Phylogenetic Diversity of Mammals in Southern Mexico by Cintia Natalia Martín‐Regalado, Mario C. Lavariega, Miguel Briones‐Salas

“…By using species distribution models built with correlative method, we investigated whether downscaling spatial analyses of multidimensional diversity across mammal groups (flying mammals, small‐sized mammals, and medium and large‐sized mammals) maintain mismatch patterns in a megadiverse mammal unit (Oaxaca state, southern Mexico) at three spatial resolutions and how well diversity hotspots are protected. …”
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Serum PCSK9 Correlates with PTX3 and Apolipoproteins B, A1, and C3 Concentrations in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Małgorzata Waluś-Miarka, Maria Kapusta, Przemysław Miarka, Ewa Kawalec, Barbara Idzior-Waluś

“…Circulating PCSK9 correlated negatively with age (r=−0.21, p<0.05) and HbA1c (r=−0.21, p<0.05) and positively with BMI (r=0.21, p<0.05), total cholesterol (r=0.59), LDL-cholesterol (r=0.50), triglyceride (r=0.35), apo B100 (r=0.43), apo A1 (r=0.43) (p<0.001 for all), apo C3 (r=0.29, p<0.01), and apo B48 (r=0.25, p<0.01) concentration and FLI (r=0.26, p<0.01). Strong correlation between PTX3 and PCSK9 levels was observed (r=0.47, p<0.001). …”
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Determinants of Microbial Contamination of Street-Vended Chicken Products Sold in Nairobi County, Kenya by Beatrice J. Birgen, Lucy G. Njue, Dasel M. Kaindi, Fredrick O. Ogutu, Joshua O. Owade

“…The predictors of E. coli contamination were the presence of pests and flies, unclean vending place, vending environment littered with waste, washing of hands by the vendor, and lack of appropriate clothing among the vendors at R2 of 0.33. …”
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Semi-field experiments reveal contrasted predation and movement patterns of aquatic macroinvertebrate predators of Anopheles gambiae larvae by Hudson Onen, Emmanuel W. Kaindoa, Joel Nkya, Alex Limwagu, Martha A. Kaddumukasa, Fredros O. Okumu, Jonathan K. Kayondo, Anne M. Akol, Frédéric Tripet

“…In contrast, diving beetles survived well under any initial condition by preferentially flying away from habitats without prey to nearby larger habitats with prey. …”
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Whole blood transcriptome profiles of trypanotolerant and trypanosusceptible cattle highlight a differential modulation of metabolism and immune response during infection by Trypan... by Peylhard, Moana, Berthier, David, Dayo, Guiguigbaza-Kossigan, Chantal, Isabelle, Sylla, Souleymane, Nidelet, Sabine, Dubois, Emeric, Martin, Guillaume, Sempéré, Guilhem, Flori, Laurence, Thévenon, Sophie

“…Animal African trypanosomosis, caused by blood protozoan parasites transmitted mainly by tsetse flies, represents a major constraint for millions of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Pilot Study of a Modified DOPS Scale for Insulin Pump and CGM Installation Training in Chinese Medical Students During Endocrinology Rotations by Yuan Y, Wang C, Wen S, Li Y, Xu C, Yu F, Li X, He Y, Chen L, Ren Y, Zhou L

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Research Progress on Neural Processing of Hand and Forearm Tactile Sensation: A Review Based on fMRI Research by Chen H, Fu S, Zhi X, Wang Y, Liu F, Li Y, Ren F, Zhang J, Ren L, Wang Y

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Epidemiology of Trypanosomiasis in Wildlife—Implications for Humans at the Wildlife Interface in Africa by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ssempijja, Fred, Buyinza, Bridget, Alzahrani, Khalid J., Matama, Kevin, Nakimbugwe, Helen N., Alkazmi, Luay, Onanyang, David, Bogere, Paul, Ochieng, Juma John, Islam, Saher, Matovu, Wycliff, Nalumenya, David Paul, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber, Osuwat, Lawrence Obado, Abdelhamid, Mahmoud, Shen, Tianren, Omadang, Leonard, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…T. evansi is mechanically transmitted, and T. vixax is also commonly transmitted by biting flies including tsetse. Wildlife animal species serve as long-term reservoirs of infection, but the delicate acquired balance between trypanotolerance and trypanosome challenge can be disrupted by an increase in challenge and/or the introduction of new more virulent species into the ecosystem. …”
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Combining Unity with machine vision to create low latency, flexible and simple virtual realities by Yuri Ogawa, Raymond Aoukar, Richard Leibbrandt, Jake S. Manger, Zahra M. Bagheri, Luke Turnbull, Chris Johnston, Pavan K. Kaushik, Jaxon Mitchell, Jan M. Hemmi, Karin Nordström

“…We show that closed‐loop feedback reduces behavioural artefacts exhibited by walking crabs in open‐loop scenarios, and that flying Eristalis tenax hoverflies navigate towards virtual flowers in closed loop. …”
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Knowledge of prevention and treatment of infectious diarrhea among parents of children under five with diarrhea in Anhui province: an outpatient-clinic-based questionnaire survey by Yuanfang SUN, Yongkang XIAO, Lei GONG, Hongyuan WEI, Wanwan MA, Shuo FENG, Qiang ZHANG, Linlin LI, Qile WU, Jiabing WU

“…(correctly answered by 65.1% of participants), "Does eating food contaminated by flies, cockroaches, and other pests lead to infectious diarrhea?" …”
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Estimation of Evolutionary Divergence and Biogeography of the Family Cordycipitaceae (Ascomycota, Hypocreales) by Huili Pu, Jiao Yang, Nemat O. Keyhani, Lixia Yang, Minhai Zheng, Chenghao Qiu, Yuchen Mao, Junya Shang, Yongsheng Lin, Chengjie Xiong, Longbing Lin, Pengyu Lai, Yanbin Huang, Xin Yuan, Huiling Liang, Longfei Fan, Xiaoli Ma, Chunjin Qiu, Junzhi Qiu

“…., (ii) a new record species isolated from infected Lepidopteran host, <i>Blackwellomyces lateris</i>, (iii) a new record species in the genus <i>Niveomyces</i>, with <i>sporothrix</i>-like asexual morphs, namely <i>N. multisynnematus</i>, isolated from dipteran insects (flies), and (iv) a known species of the (hyper-) mycoparasite, <i>Liangia sinensis</i>, isolated from the fungus <i>Ophiocordyceps globiceps</i> (Ophiocordycipitaceae) growing on a dipteran host. …”
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Regional antimicrobial resistance gene flow among the One Health sectors in China by Yuqing Feng, Xin Lu, Jiayong Zhao, Hongmin Li, Jialiang Xu, Zhenpeng Li, Mengyu Wang, Yao Peng, Tian Tian, Gailing Yuan, Yuan Zhang, Jiaqi Liu, Meihong Zhang, A La Teng Zhu La, Geruo Qu, Yujiao Mu, Wanshen Guo, Yongning Wu, Yuyu Zhang, Dexiang Wang, Yongfei Hu, Biao Kan

“…Lifestyle, dietary habits, and occupational exposure are all correlated with ARG dissemination and flies and food are important potential sources of ARGs to humans. …”
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A MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry database for identification and classification of highly pathogenic bacteria by Peter Lasch, Wolfgang Beyer, Alejandra Bosch, Rainer Borriss, Michal Drevinek, Susann Dupke, Monika Ehling-Schulz, Xuewen Gao, Roland Grunow, Daniela Jacob, Silke R. Klee, Armand Paauw, Jörg Rau, Andy Schneider, Holger C. Scholz, Maren Stämmler, Le Thi Thanh Tam, Herbert Tomaso, Guido Werner, Joerg Doellinger

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The Contract for the Construction of Ocean Liners MS “Piłsudski” and MS “Batory” of 29 November 1933 by Jarosław Drozd

“…MS “Batory,” after being refitted and rearmed, served for six years during World War II, before being returned to GAL in 1946 and once again flying the Polish flag.…”
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